Quality Improvement Project Seeks to Reduce NP Preceptor Shortage Credit: Getty Images. The following article is a part of conference coverage from the 2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners National Conference (AANP 2021), held virtually from June 15 to June 20, 2021. The team at the Clinical Advisor will be reporting on the latest news and research conducted by leading NPs. Check back for more from AANP 2021.
A quality improvement (QI) initiative identified incentives and barriers to precepting nurse practitioner (NP) students at Cleveland Clinic, according to a poster presented at the 2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) National Conference (AANP 2021). Approximately 500 NP students rotated through Cleveland Clinic during the 2015-2016 academic year; by the 2018-2019 school year, there were 1500 students. However, less than a third of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) at Cleveland Clinic participated in the preceptor program. Shanna Botos, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC/BC and Jennifer Docherty designed the QI project to increase the number of NP preceptors at Cleveland Clinic.